Fire alarm triggered by water leak in apartment building, Richmond VA


Fire units were dispatched to an apartment building due to a smoke alarm sounding. The alarm was triggered by water leaking into it.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
01:19
Transcript:
Engine 5, engine 4, engine 14, truck 6, and battalion 1. Fire alarm[1] 501, West Bacon St. Ridge, apartment 5108. Engine 5, engine 6, engine 6, truck 6, and battalion 1. Fire alarm. 501, West Bacon Street, Rich, apartment 5,108. Cross streets are heavy... Street and Rowan Street. Contact Channel 2. Timeout, 0612. Engine 11. Engine 11. Person down. 9 mile road in T Street. Engine 11. Person down. 9 mile road in T Street. On tap channel 2. Time out, 0612. Phone on companies en route, 501 Westbacon Street, apartment 5108 for the smoke detector alarm. Positive part in there's water leaking in the smoke alarm and it calls to alarm to go off in the whole apartment. Strong on companies en route, 0669. June 11 from Richmond.
Engine 5, engine 4, engine 14, truck 6, and battalion 1. Fire alarm[1] 501, West Bacon St. Ridge, apartment 5108. Engine 5, engine 6, engine 6, truck 6, and battalion 1. Fire alarm. 501, West Bacon Street, Rich, apartment 5,108. Cross streets are heavy... Street and Rowan Street. Contact Channel 2. Timeout, 0612. Engine 11. Engine 11. Person down. 9 mile road in T Street. Engine 11. Person down. 9 mile road in T Street. On tap channel 2. Time out, 0612. Phone on companies en route, 501 Westbacon Street, apartment 5108 for the smoke detector alarm. Positive part in there's water leaking in the smoke alarm and it calls to alarm to go off in the whole apartment. Strong on companies en route, 0669. June 11 from Richmond.
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Fire alarm: Activation of a fire alarm system
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Location mentioned:
Near W Bacon St, Richmond, VA 23222
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